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Hey Unregistered! How fast can you game? The Marathon II is up and running in Video Game's - compete against your friends to see how quickly you can complete sixty intense in-game challenges. See you there!

That's right! We're going to discriminate against you! It's not too bad really. Just depends on the gender you decide to choose upon starting your game. I have finally decided to open this challenge up to all games now instead of just HGSS, however RBY will not be allowed to sign up, due to no genders in that game. Now for the rules...

The Rules!
1. Your Pokemon must all be the same gender of your player, as well as match in the gender chart, which will be listed later in this post.
2. You can only use certain types of Balls to catch Pokemon. The Pokeball is fine, up until you're able to obtain the gender specific Balls. Then you should probably stop using them. A list of Balls (this feels weird saying it yes...) will be later in the post. GSC/HGSS will have the most options in this regard.
3. Depending on your gender, you can only enter certain Pokethlon events, Contests, and Frontier Facilities. Those too will be listed further down.
4. HM Slaves are allowed. Their gender does not have to match your chosen gender in any way, however do not use them in battle.
5. Genderless Pokemon are not allowed, which means most legendaries are not allowed. You may, however, have a legendary that has a gender, but you may only have one. ex: You may capture and use Latios if you are a male.
6. Trading is allowed no matter the gender of the other player, however just remember the gender chart! Make sure the Pokemon matches your gender. I don't recommend trading in an egg, as it might not hatch to be the gender you need. Traded Pokemon may disregard the Pokeball rules.
7. Speaking of trading, you are allowed to trade in evolution items or perform trade evolutions whenever you'd like. Wonder Trade is allowed, but Pokemon must still abide by the gender chart.
8. Only one Mega Stone can be held by a Pokemon per team in XY. You may switch them if you choose. ex: Having the Charizardite X on Charizard, but later taking it away and giving the Lucarionite to Lucario.
9. You don't have to sign up as your irl gender. Just whichever you would prefer to choose in-game.
10. Challenge ends after beating Rival (FRLG), Red (GSC/HGSS), Steven (RSE), Cynthia (DPPt), Ghetsis (BW), Iris (BW2), or Champion (XY).

All starters can be used as either gender, as long as their gender matches your trainer's. So yes, that means you have to SR for a female if you're playing as a female! This also includes starters given to you later in the game, if you're interested in using them.

Though you may not agree with the gender assignment, it's just how I set them. I'm aware there are more male than female. This is gender discrimination though hurr hurr.

But those Pokemon are soooo pretty. I'm using Togekiss and Glaceon in my Platinum playthrough, actually. And with this challenge, I'm trying to use obviously feminine Pokemon haha. Anyway, here's my first update:

Oddly enough, I got a female starter right from the get go. No SRing! Yay. She beat Falkner all by herself. So strong etc. I will play more tomorrow or some time this weekend...I have a busy week ahead of me though so lol. :(

As for a story behind my trainer...uhhh...she's a...feminist? idk. lol Yeah, that's it. Set out to show the world what a girl and her girly Pokemon can do. And beat up boys. And beat up her rival Xandr. ;3 Japanese game okay character limit xoxo.

I really want to use Togekiss, but Togepi has a 12.5 % chance of being female upon hatching. I'm trading over a Glaceon at Lv. 6 from my Pearl and I'm gonna get Oddish in Ilex Forest with plans of evolving it into Bellossom when I get a Sun Stone. Most of the pretty team is still in progress, but it won't be the same without Togekiss

What I did for my egg in Platinum (not doing the challenge on it, but I wanted a female anyway) was save before getting it and I was gonna just rehatch it if it weren't female, but I got a female the first time. Maybe you'll luck out?

Went to Dark cave and spent HOURS trying to find a Dunsparce. Don't ask why. I've never trained a Dunsparce before and this was the perfect excuse to catch one. I'm sad it has Runaway instead of Serene Grace though TTwTT. It was the first male in three Female encounters. While hunting for the Dunspace I managed to catch a Shiny Zubat. This sorta thing NEVER happens to me. I guess the game felt pitty for trolling me for so long.

Any way I made it to Violet City safe and sound, though I am no where near ready for the Gym so I'll be training.

Its both. Males can only use Pokemon on Syd's "male" list which can be considered the macho Pokemon. You also can only catch them with male genders. Like I cannot catch a male Pidgey since Pidgeyis on the female pokemon list.

Mareep (f) 12 Almost had a heart attack when i found this shiny
Tackle Growl Thundershock

I'm at the Sprout Tower and I'm going to go and face Falkner
Story behind my character... She is looking for Red to challenge him for his old title of Kanto Champion and she wants to be a Pokeathelon star.

Its both. Males can only use Pokemon on Syd's "male" list which can be considered the macho Pokemon. You also can only catch them with male genders. Like I cannot catch a male Pidgey since Pidgeyis on the female pokemon list.

I don't calculate stat values, I don't breed my way to perfection, and I don't care about natures. I catch my Pokemon the way they are, and treat them like individuals instead of brainless drones. If you use this philosophy, copy & paste this into your signature.

Sprite made by DD's Sprite Shop~!

GENERATION 29: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.

It took a while to raise my team to levels I liked in order to take on the Gym Leader. First I went back to Route 31 and added a Bellsprout to my team. I haven't trained one before so I thought this was a perfect opportunity to try one out just like Dunsparce.

Once I caught Bellsprout it was on to the Ruins of the Alph to train my team. The Unown were surprisingly tough for the team at low levels but after a while my guys pulled through. I spent most of my time training in the ruins until I was satisfied with the levels I had and then went onward to Sprout Tower.

The climb of the tower was pretty uneventful. I battled the sages and that was pretty much it which was rare for me cause its usually a wild battle every 2 steps in there XD. After breezing the way up and getting to the Sage in charge, I quickly beat him and readied myself for the real challenge.

Visiting the Pokemon Center and Mart, I fully healed and stocked up on some much needed items then went on to face Falkner. Dunsparce and Zubat took out Falkner's Pidgey really easily and Totodile mopped the floor with Pidgeotto. With Zephyr in hand I'm off to Azalea.

Hey guys! I'm so sorry I haven't updated the list. I've had band camp this week and I have my birthday tomorrow, so it's been very busy. A small update on my progress though, I just got my next two party members, Vulpix (Kiara) and Eevee (Anice). Bayleef (Megan) is at level 30 and I have 3 badges. Gonna work on leveling the other two up and getting a Thunder Stone asap. I will hopefully have time to play tonight. :)

And OMG Nineray, congrats! That's a great shiny. Pink <3 :3 So happy that you found a female one too! Glad you picked to do this as a girl right? XD

been wanting to take part in this, just had to find a working heart gold rom for my R4 xD

Had a bit of time while i burnt my dinner Dx

Spoiler:

-Named myself Kain and ensured i saved before picking my first pokemon
-I met Zero, a gentle Totodile who loved to eat
-tried not to squel like a girl over the adorable reactions Zero had when i spoke to it :B, i gotta remember i'm meant to be a guy here
-went to show off my amazingly cool pokemon to my mum before heading to the field
-on the way to Cherrygrove i spotted a potentially masculine looking Hoothoot that i just had to add to my team at the next opportunity
-also grinded Zero to lvl 8
>cried because the game froze<
-went to show mum zero(again) then grinded zero to 8 on the field(again) :L i remember this happening often with my last rom too, lesson learnt :x
-finally made it to Cherrygrove :D
-reached Cherrygrove and an energetic old man called out to me, as he dashed around i realised i must have been out of shape as i struggled to keep up...
-although he did mention something about 'running shoes'... why on earth i could utulize my naturally evolved ability to run unless i changed shoes was beyond me, unless.. maybe, just maybe my family was poor, and my current shoes were in such a tattered state that running in them would destroy them. yes, yes that must be it
-my boisterous and manly activities must have driven my shoes and my mothers money to so close to extinction that it was at the point where i could no longer run or rely on mother for new shoes. i see, it all makes perfect sense now,
-Luckily the energetic old man took pity on the state of my shoes, and granted me a pair of running shoes from his collection as a thank you for spending time with him
-at this point i realised my battery was low so i saved and turned off

looks like the story behind Kain so far is that hes decided to pay his mother back with interest for all his shoe spending sprees by travelling. he only uses male pokemon becausehe wants to hold onto the image that men are supposed to protect and treasure girls..unless they're his opponants in battle >D

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